4 Months Old

Dear Little Skogen,

Changes...

I've always thought that the changes that happen in a baby between birth and the one year mark are just amazing, but I didn't realize just how amazing they really were until I had your sister and you. Watching these changes happen daily has been so fun for me. As I type this, you are sitting in your exersaucer, holding a toy in each hand, and talking at the top of your lungs. You are also watching your sister prance around the room - you have always found her fascinating to watch - and now as she approaches you every-so-often, it's different than four months ago when she approached you. Now as she gets close enough, you reach out and grab a hand full of her hair and pull as hard as you can, while sticking out your tongue with a grin, and spitting all over the place. As your sister yells, "Yuck! Gross!" and tries to pull away from you, you giggle as your grip on her hair is too strong for her to get away and I have to come fish your hand out of her hair.

Changes...

Here are some other things that have changed in the past month...

- You can sit up by yourself for short periods of time, as long as we have some pillows to catch your fall.

- The eczema on your cheeks is SO BAD and I'm so sorry about this. I'm trying to find the right combination of creams and medications and I'm also trying to get you into a dermatologist since our family doctor doesn't want to be too concerned about it.

- You never cry. However, you threw a temper tantrum the other day for the first time. For no reason. You cried and screamed and kicked and arched your back, for no reason at all.

- You are experiencing many firsts! You went house shopping with us (it was our first time, too!), you were with us when we put in an offer (and counter offer) on our first house, you went swinging with your sister at the park, you had a picnic, you tasted an apple (which you hated), you rolled over, you went to your first softball game and your first Just For Kicks show, you took a shower, you put your toes in a hotel swimming pool, you watched one of Daddy's soccer games (which you loved and didn't take your eyes off the ball once!)... I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting to document. You are growing and changing way too fast. In fact, your feet are almost as big as your sister's feet. You are one BIG guy, Skogen.

Here's to many more changes!

I love you, my Skogie Bear,

Mommy